A Misdiagnosis of Epic Proportions: The Human Cost of Medical Error Cassandra Barksdale's life was turned upside down when she underwent an unnecessary hysterectomy at Kaiser Permanente.
The 43 year old woman's ordeal began with a diagnosis that turned out to be based on a labeling error in the hospital lab.
For months, Barksdale endured physical and emotional pain, funeral plans were made for the worst case scenario, and her family was consumed by deep depression.